Abridging

/əˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

Synonyms for "abridging" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

abbreviatingabridged editionabridgement abstracting compress

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)

compression condensation condense condensedcondensed editioncondensing curtail

Related words (12)

Noun(12 words)

excerpting limit reduce reducing restrict shortenshortened editionshortening shorting summarize summarizing truncate

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

adjective condensing descriptor editing edition limit limitation publication reduce restrictiontext modification

More specific

12 entries

compact editioncompression condensationcondensed editioncurtailment disenfranchisement precisshort editionshort versionshortening summary synopsis

Collocations

16 entries

abridged editionabridging approachabridging contentabridging editionabridging guidelinesabridging manuscriptabridging policyabridging processabridging rightsabridging textconcise editioncondensation of textmanuscript abridgmentprecis formationtext abridgmenttext shortening

Inflections

5 entries

abridged abridges abridgingsmore abridgingmost abridging

Derivations

8 entries

abridgable abridge abridgeable abridged abridgement abridger abridgingly abridgment

Sample sentences

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Why is it that only England succeeded in abridging the King's power?

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The new constitution included the aim of abridging the king's power.

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